Nature

Procalcitonin as a Screening Test for Late-Onset Sepsis in Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Despite major advances in neonatal care during the past few decades, bacterial sepsis continues to be a major cause of mortality and morbidity in preterm very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. 1, 2 ...
Nature

Kinetics of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein and the relationship to postoperative infection in young infants undergoing cardiovascular surgery

The utility of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as infectious biomarkers following infant cardiothoracic surgery is not well defined. We designed a prospective cohort study to evaluate ...
Science Daily

Routine procalcitonin screening reduces hospital stays and costs for patients with sepsis

A dangerous and often deadly condition, sepsis affects more than a million Americans every year and the cases continue to increase. A new study examines whether procalcitonin (PCT) testing helps to ...
Labroots

When Good Biomarkers Go Bad: Effectively Utilizing Procalcitonin (PCT) for Sepsis Management to Demonstrate the Value of the Lab

Sepsis, a host-mediated response to a systemic infection, is a leading cause of mortality worldwide (1). Early recognition of infection and initiation of effective therapy is essential to reducing ...